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Study humanity from multiple perspectives with one of our Anthropology Bachelor’s degrees! These degrees blend scientific and humanistic approaches with cultural understanding and experiential learning to explore the human condition across the past, present, and future. Through real-world, hands-on experiences, you will build career-ready skills in Anthropology and beyond. 

Our Anthropology undergraduate program has two options: a Bachelor’s of Science and a Bachelor’s of Arts.

Bachelor’s of Science

The Anthropology B.S. combines focused coursework, applied methods training, and required experiential learning. Through a dedicated methods course, you are introduced to professional research approaches, such as archaeological field and laboratory techniques, interviewing, focus groups, and data analysis.

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Our program emphasizes learning by doing. You can satisfy our experiential learning requirements in a variety of ways, such as through field schools, internships, undergraduate research, study abroad, community projects, independent studies, and other hands-on opportunities that connect classroom concepts to real-world challenges. 

Your professors bring expertise from archaeology, biological anthropology, medical anthropology, environmental anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology, providing you with broad perspectives while supporting specialized interests. Community engagement, Indigenous perspectives, and ethical practices are embedded throughout your coursework. Our commitment is to help you develop both professional skills and cultural awareness.  

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The Anthropology B.S. is a strong fit if you have specific career goals, interests in applied research, or plan to pursue graduate or professional education in anthropology and related fields. Learn more about the requirements, career paths, and other details of the B.S.

This degree allows you to tailor your path by adding another major or complementary minor in or outside of the Department of Anthropology. Learn more about our Applied Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, and Social Science Forensics Minors!

Bachelor’s of Arts

The Anthropology B.A. focuses on holistic, four-field coursework dedicated to understanding humanity across time and space. You will take courses across all four of anthropology’s subfields: archaeology, sociocultural, biological, and linguistic anthropology, combining scientific and humanistic approaches to human cultural and biological variation. The required 16 credits of a foreign language will help you strengthen your ability to communicate across cultures and develop a broader global perspectives. 

Our program allows for flexible electives, both in-person and on-line, to develop a global and cross-cultural perspective while building critical thinking, research, communication, and analytical skills. Through anthropology coursework and language study, you will gain the tools to understand human diversity, connect across cultures, and engage with challenges facing communities locally and globally.

Your professors bring expertise from archaeology, biological anthropology, medical anthropology, environmental anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology, providing you with broad perspectives while supporting specialized interests. Community engagement, Indigenous perspectives, and ethical practices are embedded throughout your coursework. Our commitment is to help you develop both professional skills and cultural awareness.  

People digging in the dirt, collecting dirt, and sorting rocks under a tarp during the Ecology field class in Belize.

The Anthropology B.A. is a strong fit if you want to take a variety of courses across anthropology to examine human cultural and biological diversity from multiple perspectives. Learn more about the requirements, career paths, and other details of the B.A.

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Department of Anthropology
Location
Room 228 Building 065
SBS - Raul H. Castro
5 E. McConnell Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200
Mailing Address
PO Box: 15200
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200
Email
anthropology@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-3180
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